My new Raspberry Pi

I just received my Raspberry Pi board from Farnell (element14). It’s the new Model B, Revision 2.0. 🙂 I originally wanted to use the board as a cheap always-running gateway. But the more I’m playing around with it, the more I enjoy its multimedia capabilities.

By the way, I’ve attached the Raspberry Pi to a power meter. According to it, the board consumes 3.1 Watt when idling and 3.4 Watt when compiling code or installing new packages. The attached mouse, keyboard and the network cable connection (wireless connection is planned) also drain some power. When being shut down, it still consumes 1.0 Watt (which might be due to the cheap USB power supply).